Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Urges Labour to Look Ahead After Starmer Says Sorry to Wes Streeting for Negative Media Leaks
High-ranking Labour official Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind party disputes after leader Sir Keir Starmer personally apologised to Health Secretary Wes Streeting over hostile briefings linked to Number 10.
Important Events
- Miliband declares the Prime Minister will fire the No 10 staffer responsible for attacking Streeting if identified
- Miliband rejects future party leader aspirations, saying his past experience as Labour leader was the "most effective vaccine" against seeking the role again
- British economy increased by just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by the JLR hack
Situation
The political unrest started after allegations emerged about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's team targeting Streeting. Despite early efforts to minimize the situation, the talk between Starmer and the health minister according to sources followed a more serious turn.
Starmer apologised to Streeting, the media have been informed. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss the chief of staff, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
Miliband's Statement
In his early morning broadcast interviews, Ed Miliband stressed the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than party disputes.
Look, I think the backgrounding has been unhelpful, no question.
But my advice to the Labour party today is clear, which is we need to concentrate on the public, not our internal matters.
We were given a significant mandate last July, a important opportunity to transform our nation. And we have a historic obligation.
Economic Update
In other news, official figures indicated the UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the July-September period, with the production sector particularly affected by the recent Jaguar Land Rover security incident.
The Day's Schedule
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its latest data
- Today: Wes Streeting visits the Liverpool area
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the press
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its daily media briefing
- Today: Keir Starmer highlights plans for the Britain's pioneering nuclear power facility at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey
